Webinars

Date:

Thursday Jul 7, 2022 |  11 AM EDT   |   4 PM UK

Speakers:

Thanuja Karunamoorthy - Vice President, Digital Banking, Technology at EQ Bank
Raghuram Krovvidy - President & Global Delivery Head at Cigniti
Sairam Vedam - Chief Marketing Officer at Cigniti

Abstract:

Why should you attend the Webinar?

Banking is getting disrupted by next-gen omnichannel, smart, modular, and open banking experiences. Additionally, there is an increased Digital Transformation effort across the domain post-COVID. Banks are opting for hybrid and co-located delivery to accelerate business through customer-centric apps. The industry is constantly on the lookout to accelerate its efforts to build modern, robust, intuitive, secure, and future-ready software.

Hear thought leaders - Thanuja, Raghu, and Sairam as they discuss the customer’s evolving demands from digital banking experiences and how senior IT leaders are turning to Digital Assurance to accelerate Digital Transformation and go Digital-First.

Your key takeaways from this webinar:

• Learn how thought leaders are approaching the new imperatives of digital experience in Banking and Financial Services
• Gain actionable insights from real-life success stories (and some not so successful ones)
• Best practices for assuring a superior digital experience

Who should attend?
IT, QA, and Digital leaders from Banking, Financial Services or other industries who are looking to stay ahead by providing superior digital experiences.

Date:

Thursday Mar 17, 2022 |  11 AM EST | 4 PM UK

Speakers:

Amine Boulaghmen - Head of Payment Facilitation Solutions & at International Air Transport Association (IATA)
Tim Whiteman - Sr. Manager, Quality Management Office
at Southwest Airlines
Chris Manuel (Moderator) - VP, Digital at Cigniti

Abstract:

Why should you attend the Webinar?

Pre-COVID, digital was already recognized as a key enabler of an Airline's customer experience. Today, it's time to clear the runway as digital is in the pilot's seat of customer experience. The illumination on digital is brighter than ever as an era of travel where health and safety are spoken in the same sentence as personalized customer journey and ancillary revenue channels. Digital is interwoven in the end-to-end experience and with that comes a new set of challenges.

Join Amine, Tim, and Chris as they delve into the evolving role digital holds in customer experience. Drawing from vast experience, they will discuss real-world challenges and strategies to not just minimize the impact on customers and employees but also to continually enhance overall customer experience. You will hear first-hand from experts who have been in the trenches and are helping their organizations navigate the skies ahead.

Your key takeaways from this webinar:

• Learn how industry leaders are approaching the new imperatives of digital customer experience
• Gain actionable insights from real-life success stories (and some not so successful stories)
• Best practices for assuring a superior digital experience

Who should attend?
IT, QA, business, and marketing leaders from Airlines or other industries who are looking to stay ahead by providing superior digital experiences.

Date:

Thursday Oct 21, 2021 | 11 AM EDT | 4 PM UK

Speakers:

Raghuram Krovvidy - President & Global Delivery Head at Cigniti
Sean D. Mack - Chief Information Officer and CISO at Wiley

Abstract:

Why should you attend the Webinar?

This webinar is for you if you are looking for:

• How to build a cloud migration strategy for an enterprise
• Tips for a successful transformation and the pitfalls to avoid
• Learnings from real-world enterprise migrations involving high-volume products without impacting customers

Join Raghu and Sean in this webinar as they share insights on the role of digital assurance in developing a successful cloud migration strategy. Drawing from years of experience, they will discuss real-world case studies and how can you overcome the challenges in moving enterprise products and services to the cloud without impacting customers.

Who should attend?
QA and IT leaders in enterprises planning a cloud migration or beginning their cloud migration journey will find this webinar insightful.

Speakers:

Ramnik Kamo - EVP, Chief Information & People Officer at Mavenir
Rashmi Varma - Founder & CTO at Innovate5G
Mark Shorrock - Strategic Partner at Schooley Mitchell
Pradeep Govindasamy - CTO & President at Cigniti
Chris Manuel - Moderator - VP, Digital at Cigniti

Abstract:

The 2020 Gartner Market Guide for Digital Experience Monitoring predicts that "By 2025, 70% of digital business initiatives will require enterprises to report on digital experience".

Assuring digital experience while keeping up with technological upgrades is critical for today's global organizations. 5G is one such technology that will play a fundamental role and also create opportunities to transform the digital experience.

In this virtual event, you have the opportunity to learn from global thought leaders how 5G will transform digital experience. Deep dive into the evolution of connected data sources, measurement and analysis of pre, post and real-time data to predict customers’ digital experiences.

View the event to gain valuable insights into how you can stay ahead of the Digital Experience Assurance curve and avoid an “Oh, no!” moment.

Speakers:

Michael Bolton - Lead Consultant at DevelopSense
Kalyana Rao Konda - President at Cigniti Technologies

Abstract:

What's the webinar all about?

What's the difference between a demonstration and an experiment? Sounds like philosopher-talk, doesn't it? So why should that difference matter to managers, developers, teams, and... testers?

Alas, in software development, we often call both demonstrations and experiments by the same name: "tests".

In this presentation, Michael Bolton explains the difference, and how scientists (and, yes, philosophers of science) came to differentiate between demonstration and experiment. Of the two, one is designed to show us something that we already know; the other is intended to help us learn things we want or need to know. The difference is crucial because the purpose of testing must not be merely to show that the product can work. We test to learn about the product so that we can understand it better, and address problems before it's too late.

In the second half of the presentation, Kalyan shares insights on how Cigniti is assisting leading enterprises globally including the Fortune 500 in their Software Testing & Quality Engineering initiatives and accelerating their digital transformation.

Speakers:

Diego Lo Giudice - Vice President & Principal Analyst at Forrester Research
Christi Liebe - Global Chief Information Officer at Omni Logistics
Pradeep Govindasamy - CTO & President at Cigniti Technologies

Abstract:

The implementation and success of digital offerings are pivotal to the success of enterprises’ business growth. In the path to Agile and DevOps success, organizations need to ensure that all components of their IT processes adapt quickly and effectively. How IT leaders choose to future-proof their software testing capabilities has a critical impact on the efficiency and strength of their IT transformations.

Firms need to stay ahead of business outcomes by being mindful of the approach and providers that enable them to optimize and accelerate their testing capabilities. Attend the session to understand how your peers are adapting their testing strategy and implementation to current Agile and DevOps needs, how to optimize partnerships, and how to navigate upcoming challenges in an age of speed and quality.

Key Takeaways:

• Key findings from a targeted Forrester study involving 100 IT decision-makers in the US and UK.
• Leading views on achieving the balance between quality and speed.
• To address the software testing challenges that hinder your digital acceleration.

Speakers:

Rajesh Sarangapani - Head of Innovation & Practice at Cigniti Technologies
Mitun Zavery - Director Pre-Sales Engineering at Sonatype

Abstract:

Senior Infosec Architects need a 360-degree view of application security issues across the custom code and open course components before it is pushed through to the QA team.

• 80% of application code comes from open source libraries
• 62% of organisations do not have any control over what components are used in their applications
• 31% of organisations experienced a breach related to vulnerable open-source components

Key Takeaways:

• The State of Open Source Consumption
• The Risk Involved with Open Source
• Why Software Composition Analysis is a “Must Have”
• How Cigniti and Sonatype are currently solving the problem

Speakers:

James Bach - CEO and Principal Consultant - Satisfice, Inc., A pioneer of Rapid, Exploratory, and Agile Testing.
Kalyana Rao Konda - President, North America at Cigniti Technologies

Abstract:

Shift Left testing recommends reversing the testing approach and involving system/software testing earlier in the lifecycle. Practically, it means moving the testing approach on the left end on the project timeline.

However, "programmers generally won’t stop coding to spend days developing and performing deep testing. What they mean by “testing” is relatively simple output checking. Deep testing may never happen in a shift-left regime, which then forces that work to the right — into the world of production and users. I call that “squish left and right," which means that there is pressure not to allow testers to perform a competent test process. How do we resist this pressure? How do we sell testing?", asks James Bach.

Key Takeaways:

• How to pitch Testing and its timing to key stakeholders.
• The impact of testing at various stages of a digital transformation.
• Your customers/users and the brand from technical issues.

Speakers:

Gerold Rajesh (Gerry) - SVP & Global Head of Quality Management at Brown Brothers Harriman
Pradeep Govindasamy - Chief Technology Officer & President at Cigniti Technologies

Abstract:

With the introduction of next-gen technologies like AI, ML, RPA, and big data, the industry is expanding the scope and capabilities of its service offerings for the sake of delivering better user experiences and higher convenience at speed. To embrace the latest tools and advanced technologies, financial organizations need a well-laid-out strategy and process.

In this webinar, Gerold Rajesh, SVP & Global Head of Quality Management at Brown Brothers Harriman, and Pradeep Govindasamy, CTO & President at Cigniti Technologies, will take you through the essentials of leading a DevOps-led enterprise transformation, empowered by continuous testing. They will explore the emerging trends in the financial services industry while touching upon the role of next-gen technologies in the sector.

Key Takeaways:

• The DevOps imperative for navigating the transformation of your financial enterprise
• The indispensable role of continuous testing in ensuring the success of DevOps practices
• Achieving the right mix of automation, next-gen technologies, and approach for long-term transformation
• Emerging quality trends in the financial services sector

Speakers:

Diego Lo Giudice - Vice President & Principal Analyst at Forrester Research
Kalyana Rao Konda - President – North America at Cigniti Technologies

Abstract:

The current pandemic has changed business models. Disruptive technologies are making organizations accelerate their investments in IT to ensure not only a consistent user experience but also improved decision making and outcomes. Rapid acceptance of these form the core of Digital Transformation in Enterprises. But this transformation presents unprecedented challenges and risks to Enterprise Quality. Digital Assurance, being radically different from traditional quality assurance, mitigates these risks. This calls for identifying issues early in development lifecycles, test them thoroughly and ensure the systems run as expected.

Continuous testing plays a key role in seamlessly interweaving across all aspects of the development lifecycle. True differentiator is realized when IP of the testing services provider is leveraged to shorten life cycle and deliver value. In this webinar, Cigniti with Forrester Guest will take you through the current issues faced by organizations in going digital and the role of testing. Cigniti will also explain how clients can leverage its proprietary next-gen software testing IP - BlueSwan to achieve business outcomes in enterprise digital transformation initiatives.

Speakers:

Guy Arieli - AVP-Client Success at Cigniti Technologies
Dries Swerts - CTO at Experitest

Abstract:

In these unprecedented times, there is a high pressure on enterprises to go digital and create quality mobile applications that provide best-in-class user experiences. Mobile development and QA teams thus have a huge responsibility to deliver superior quality apps at high speed - faster than the competition – even as enterprises face a constantly evolving technological landscape.

In this Live session, Dries Swerts, Associate Vice President – Client Success, Cigniti and Guy Arieli Experitest CTO, will discuss the emerging market trends and demonstrate how integrating continuous testing in the CI/CD process helps shorten mobile app release cycles and ensures high customer satisfaction.

Speakers:

Ritesh Jain - COO | CTO, Former Head of Delivery Digital Tech at HSBC
Dr. David A. Bishop - CEO at Agile Worx
Avik Ganguly - Director of Engineering, DevOps Tools & Quality at London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
Nanda Padmaraju - Senior Vice President, Cigniti Technologies

Abstract:

Innovative NextGen digital technologies help implement customer-friendly, user-centric approaches for the BFS sector. To achieve Quality@Speed, the BFS sector needs to invest in new Banking models, smart finance & wealth management systems, zero-touch technology, and more! While adoption of next gen technologies poses multiple challenges for testing & development teams, AI-based DevTestOps & Quality Engineering practices seal the gap between testing and development, leading to production of quality products at speed.

Listen to Ritesh Jain, Avik Ganguly, Dr. David Bishop & Nanda Padmaraju as they help you discover and understand how to adopt NextGen technologies to achieve Quality@Speed in the BFS sector.

Key Takeaways:

• Discover how emerging technologies are enhancing the user experience for BFS customers
• Understand the critical role of quality engineering in the BFS IT eco system
• Learn how digital assurance is a fundamental building block for the success of BFS sector
• Understand how companies are implementing digital Quality Engineering practices in the backdrop of increased cloud adoption

Speakers:

Jermaine Oldham - Sr. Director, DevOps, SDLC, & Enterprise Quality Engineering at J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc.

Abstract:

Rather than thinking “I wrote good code”, organizations need to challenge themselves on “How do I know I wrote good code?”
Agile & DevOps are flexible and responsive methodologies that have rules contrary to the traditional mode of testing. Underpinned on the basic principles of Agile Manifesto, a SAFe has built-in quality as one of its four core principles – bringing Quality Engineering into focus. As the users’ demands for faster time to market increases, the need emerges to shift from assuring quality, to shifting left & engineering quality from the beginning. To accelerate software delivery & improve quality, enterprises need to focus on creating a culture of quality based upon Agile & DevOps best practices. In addition, enterprises also need to focus on breaking down cross organizational team silos to accelerate Quality & Speed via Continual Feedback promoting a quality culture driven by continuous delivery & continuous testing. DevOps helps organizations increase accountability for coding best practices, drive predictable production outcomes, and streamline software delivery via automation. SAFe focuses on bringing lean and agile practices into picture to align the traditional processes with the business goals to manage complex architecture and processes with ease and at speed.

Key Takeaways:

Listen to, and learn from Jermaine Oldham and Pradeep Govindasamy, experienced veterans in the industry how to:
Accelerate software delivery & improve quality
Break down cross organizational team silos to accelerate quality & speed via continual feedback
Promote a quality culture driven by continuous delivery & continuous testing

• Understand How to manage complex architecture and processes with ease and at speed
• Discover The rewards of implementing Quality Engineering in a SAFe World
• Learn How continuous testing and continuous delivery facilitate Quality & better ROI
• Know How to build a culture of quality based on Agile & DevOps best practices